Attention Class of 2026!
Senior Scholarship Contest
Opening on March 1st

Last year the Foundation awarded four $500 scholarships!  This year, we'll award five scholarships at $750 each!

Read the contest details below.

​Seniors Scholarship Essay Contest Details
Students interested in competing for one of these five scholarships must thoughtfully consider and respond to the following prompt:

“What is the biggest lesson you have learned during your high school years,
and how will this learning experience help in your future educational endeavors?”

  • All essay submissions must be typed and double-spaced, 500 words minimum, 750 words maximum.
  • Special formatting or fonts need not be included. All essays will be formatted to the same font style and size by the committee chair when presenting them to the senior scholarship committee to read.
  • This will be a blind read with no names on the essays, by CHS Foundation Board members of non-senior students.
  • Essay submissions must include your name, contact information and educational institution you are planning to attend in the Fall of 2026.
  • Please do not use a sandi.net email address as we cannot contact you there.
  • Essays should be attached and emailed to [email protected].  
  • The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 11th, 2026, by 11:59 p.m.
  • The five winners will be announced at the CHS Senior Awards Assembly.

The CHS Counseling department will send invitations to all CHS award recipients. Scholarship monies are paid directly to the student’s school of attendance. Winning students will need to provide the payment information once enrolled in order to receive payment into their student account.

For further information, email [email protected]
Download Scholarship Guidelines
​CHS Foundation- Senior Scholarships Guidelines

​The Clairemont High School Foundation offers 5 senior scholarships of $750.
Requirements:
  • Applicants must be graduating Senior students at Clairemont High School.
  • Applicants must submit an essay responding to the prompt.
  • The application needs to be submitted before or by the deadline, April 11th, 2026.
  • No late submissions will be accepted.
  • The student must be attending a school of higher education.
*This can be community college, 4yr college/university, trade school or any educational institution where tuition is paid.

Applications need to be submitted via email to [email protected]

Last year, we had 19 fabulous entries. These were our winners!
Madison Finley, Audrey Harper, Honore Holland, and Diego Matsumoto


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​​Clairemont High School Foundation, 
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